Defenition of the word affix
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Defenition of the word affix
- A bound morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word or an inflected form of a word.
- To make something fixed or stable; to cause to be firmly attached.
- a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
- attach or become attached to a stem word; of grammatical morphemes
- attach to; "affix the seal here"
- add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
- attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes afix to the stem"
- attach or become attached to a stem word
- add to the very end
- attach to
Synonyms for the word affix
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- add on
- append
- appendix
- attach
- fasten
- fix
- glue
- pin
- stick
- stick on
- supplement
Similar words in the affix
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- affix
- affixed
- affixes
- affixing
Meronymys for the word affix
Hyponyms for the word affix
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- annex
- circumfix
- infix
- plaster
- post
- postfix
- prefix
- seal
- stamp
- suffix
- suprafix
Hypernyms for the word affix
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- attach
- bound form
- bound morpheme
- morpheme
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